“The Earth isn’t hollow, it’s porous and each little pocket holds something wonderful, terrifying, or both.” – Recovered journal of a deceased cryptid hunter.
Legends of subterrain civilizations go back as far as recorded history. Some go as far as to describe the earth as completely hollow, even including an internal sun. A new theory emerged in the 17th century, popularized by Edmond Halley, that proposed a hollow earth with a more scientific viewpoint in mind. While largely viewed as outlandish as the flat earth theorists, the hallow earth proponents, were closer to reality than many realized.
Upon researching The ancient myths have been exaggerated, the earth is simply very Porous. Full of holes. It is likely these are the “chambers of the deep” as references in the famous Jewish/Christian flood account.
The porous earth has natural ecosystems all it’s own. They developed separately from those on the surface. Unlike the surface, the supernatural is far more active. In part it seems man’s expansion over the globe drove things on the fringe of our understanding, beneath the surface.
Some porous earth creatures like the “bug bunny” are completely harmless, despite their weirdness. Despite it’s bunny like face, large ear structures, and the velvety fur on it’s wings backside, the insect like body and six point legs cause it defy typical classification. It is however natural, like the platypus, and largely harmless. The Dovers however, named for the dover demon, appear to be supernaturally altered goblins. They exhibit telekinetic abilities, and appear to communicate telepathically. While goblins can be mischievous, these creatures are hostile, and like goblins the propensity towards aggression increases when they gather.
As the head of the Rahtio of Foundation, I lead our mission to catalog each of the creatures, natural, or supernatural, as well as artifacts and any other discovery we find doing our exploration and research. I’ve also vowed to protect the more hostile creatures from spilling out on to the surface.
-Dr. Clive Bennet, internal memo.